NEC Nijmegen host Levski Sofia in matchday two of the Europa League

NEC Nijmegen host Levski Sofia in a match bringing the two sides together in matchday two of the league phase of the UEFA Europa League football competition, on Thursday 15 October 2026 at ten in the evening Damascus time, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

The two teams enter the match after each lost in matchday one of the league phase, as NEC Nijmegen lost to Olympiacos Piraeus, while Levski Sofia lost to Red Bull Salzburg by a score of 0-1.

In the standings table, Levski Sofia sit in 27th place with 0 points from one match played, while NEC Nijmegen sit in 36th place also with 0 points from one match, having conceded 5 goals without scoring any.

Regarding general form before this match, NEC Nijmegen have played five previous matches that included one win over Olympiacos Piraeus by a score of 2-1, a goalless draw with the same team, along with three defeats to Bodo/Glimt twice and Juventus once by a harsh score of 0-5.

As for Levski Sofia, in their last five matches they recorded two consecutive wins over Kairat Almaty, a goalless draw with AEK Athens, along with two defeats to AEK Athens by a score of 0-4 and Red Bull Salzburg by a score of 0-1.

NEC Nijmegen are missing a number of players, most notably Isaac Hansen-Aaroen, Emre Mor, Bram Nuytinck, Philip Sandler, Adam Tahaoui, Denis Jager, Koen Sierhuis and Ayodele Thomas, while absent from Levski Sofia are Akram Bourasse, R. Kirilov, M. Sangare, Nikola Serafimov, B. Hristov and Wabo Oliver Kamdem.